Description
If ever there was a time for the Return of the Funki Dred itrsquos now.nbspnbspAs the world slowly emerges from a pandemic of chaos into the forward facing challenge of Black Lives Matter, could there be a more reassuring soundtrack than Back To Life or Keep On Movinrsquo However, in keeping with these unique times those tunes will be as never heard before.Soul II Soulrsquos Funki Dred Records is back after nearly thirty years in hiatus, still bridging the gap between street and sophistication with a schedule of totally 21st Century takes on club classics, and passing the Dred Head banner on to a selection of new young stars.nbspFunki Dred will be releasing music on 12rdquo black vinyl, and collectible coloured vinyl. First on the reactivated catalogue will be an Afrobeat Zepherin Saintrsquo remix of Back To Life featuring the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. The 12rdquo features the full ten minute plus Zepherin Saint Mix reworking, alongside a punchy lsquoZepherin Saint Radio Editrsquo and a lsquoZepherin Saint Club Editrsquo, and to complete the package comes a different take on this classic track in the form of the Tribe Vocal Mixrsquo.nbspThe 12rdquo will come on Limited Clear Green Vinyl Limited to 500 copies, alongside a DJ friendly Black Vinyl version, and will form part 1 of a series of reworked and remixed 12rdquo vinyl of classic Soul II Soul tracks.
